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Letter, from William Molyneux to Francis Aston, dated at Dublin

Reference number: EL/M1/90

Date: 27 October 1685

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Concerning letters from Dr Gordon - first dated 17 July 1685 about visible circulation of blood in the water newt or 'Lacerta aqualica' - the second about the trade-winds in the tropics
Read to the Royal Society on 2 December 1685

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EL/M1/90
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27 October 1685
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Molyneux

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William Molyneux, Letter, from William Molyneux to Francis Aston, dated at Dublin, 27 October 1685, EL/M1/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_m1_90/letter-from-william-molyneux-to-francis-aston-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 12 October 2024

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